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Moving…. Again…?! One year ago today we got our keys to our Idahome! I told everybody to update their address books because we were never moving again….. Well, that little part about “not moving again”…. I lied. Lol. We are 6 days into escrow and signed all the paperwork yesterday for a new lot and … Read moreJune 3, 2020

Discussion on Resources. North Idaho friends — 3 more weeks until the first North Idaho Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Group! If you are an expecting Mama, or in the postpartum period, this group is for you! We are greatly lacking mental health resources in the panhandle area, even more so when it comes to maternal … Read moreMay 31, 2020

Postpartum Preeclampsia. I have been posting a lot about #MaternalMentalHealth as it is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth; but May is also #PreeclampsiaAwarenessMonth. Yesterday was #WorldPreeclampsiaDay, so I apologize for being a day late. Perhaps some of you consider me an #oversharer these days, but I have decided transparency is the healthiest way for me to move forward in life. Some … Read moreMay 23, 2020

In light of my posts during “Maternal Mental Health Week”, I couldn’t let Mother’s Day end without writing something. Today has been a difficult day for me. It is my first Mother’s Day. And yet, I don’t feel there is anything to celebrate. I don’t feel like a Mother still. And this journey has certainly not … Read moreMother’s Day, May 10, 2020

Update.  May 4th – 8th is Maternal Mental Health Week. I have been posting every day regarding maternal mental health. If you have been reading and sharing my posts, I sincerely thank you. If you missed any of my story, I am posting links at the bottom of this post to all the previous posts. … Read moreMay 8, 2020

Zulresso. May 4th – 8th is Maternal Mental Health Week. I will be posting every day regarding maternal mental health. If you missed my story on Monday regarding the darkest point of my PPD/PPA journey, I urge you to read it. If you missed my post on Tuesday regarding what mental illness is and is not, … Read moreMay 7, 2020

PMAD Risk Factors. May 4th – 8th is Maternal Mental Health Week. I will be posting every day regarding maternal mental health. If you missed my story on Monday regarding the darkest point of my PPD/PPA journey, I urge you to read it. If you missed my post yesterday regarding what mental illness is and … Read moreMay 6, 2020

What is mental illness? May 4th – 8th is Maternal Mental Health Week. I will be posting every day regarding maternal mental health. If you missed my story yesterday regarding the darkest point of my PPD/PPA journey, I urge you to read it. What people might think mental illness is: A weakness. A bad day. … Read moreMay 5, 2020

It All Came Down. This post was originally shared on my Facebook page on May 4, 2020. May 4th-8th is Maternal Mental Health Week. I am honestly, and quite vulnerably, sharing my story in conjunction with The Blue Dot Project and Mom Congress in an effort to reduce stigma surrounding mental health and improve access … Read moreMay 4, 2020

A lighthearted title, with some very dark topics. I never felt like my daughter’s Mother. In fact, I “jokingly” told people that I was just waiting for her “real Mom” to come pick her up; that I was just babysitting. And I certainly never referred to her as my daughter, nor to myself as her … Read moreIntroduction to: Franny and the Nanny